Dell OptiPlex 330 User Manual page 119

(Auto default)
NOTE: Only available if a PS/2 serial port adapter is installed.
Auto, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (COM2 or COM4).
Video
This setting specifies which video controller is primary, Auto or Onboard/PEG. When Auto is selected, the add-in video controller will be
Primary Video
used.
(Auto default)
NOTE: A PCI Express Graphics (PEG) card will override the integrated video controller.
Performance
Determines whether the processor will have one or two cores enabled. On enables the second core.
Multiple CPU
Core
(On default)
Enables Intel® SpeedStep® for all supported processors in the computer. This setting changes the processor power consumption and
SpeedStep
frequency.
(Off default)
NOTE: This option may not be available on your computer.
Limits the maximum value the processor standard CPUID function will support. Some operating systems won't complete installation when
Limit CPUID
the maximum CPUID function supported is greater than 3.
Value
(Off default)
Bypass — Your computer does not test or change the current acoustics mode setting.
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Quiet — The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting.
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Mode
Suggested — The hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive manufacturer.
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Performance — The hard drive operates at its maximum speed.
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(Bypass default)
NOTE: Switching to performance mode may cause the drive to be noisier, but its performance is not affected.
Changing the acoustics setting does not alter your hard drive image.
Security
Displays the current status of your system setup program's password security feature and allows you to verify and assign a new admin
Admin Password
password. The Admin Password may be disabled by a jumper on the system board.
(Not Set default)
Displays the current status of the system's password security feature and allows a new system password to be assigned and verified.
System Password
The System Password may be disabled by a jumper on the system board.
(Not Set default)
Displays the current status of the hard drive's password security feature and allows a new hard drive password to be assigned and
Drive 0-n
verified. If the drive is a CD or DVD, a password is not available.
Password
(Not Set default)
Determines the interaction between the System password and the Admin password.
Password
Changes
Locked prevents a user without a valid Admin password from being able to modify the System password.
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Unlocked allows a user with a valid System password to modify the system password.
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Enables or disables Execute Disable memory protection technology.
Execute Disable
(On default)
Computrace(R)
Enables or disables the BIOS interface of the optional Computrace
be purchased separately.
(Deactivate
default)
Activate permanently enables the BIOS interface of the Computrace agent.
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Disable permanently disables the BIOS interface of the Computrace agent.
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Deactivate temporarily deactivates the BIOS interface of the Computrace agent.
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By activating the service, you consent to transmission of data from your computer to the Computrace server.
Power Management
Determines how the system responds when AC power is re-applied after a power loss.
AC Recovery
Off commands the system to stay off when the power is re-applied. You must press the front-panel power button before the system
(Off default)
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turns on.
On commands the system to turn on when the power is re-applied.
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Last commands the system to return to the last power state the system was in just before it was turned off.
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Sets the computer to automatically turn on.
Auto Power
On
Off disables this feature.
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agent from Absolute Software. This optional monitoring service must